Churchill and the Mad Mullah of Somaliland: Betrayal and Redemption 1899-1921 13 July 2018, Roy Irons, 2013, "The plan of operations is briefly to attack the Mullah with two columns, to crush those tribes of the Dolbahanta, who have willingly and persistently assisted him ... In the hands of the Mullah they are a constant menace to the peace of the country; without them the Mullah is powerless."
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THE SCRAMBLE IN THE HORN OF AFRICA, Mohamed Omar, 2001, "In his last letter the Mullah pretends to speak in the name of the Darwiishes, their Amir (himself), and the Dolbahanta tribes. This letter shows his object is to establish himself as the Ruler of the Dolbahanta, and it has a Mahdist look"
